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Test time for me soon
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| Hey I'm new here. heh.
I haven't yet finished reading Mike Meyer's exam guide, but i'm quite close,
and then, onto the testing. Can anybody give me some pointers or something,
things I should really study and pay huge attention to, trick questions, or
any of that kinda jazz? Any help would be appreciated! =)
Chris
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| Tony Sivori 2003-07-08, 10:24 pm |
| chris wrote:
> Hey I'm new here. heh.
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> I haven't yet finished reading Mike Meyer's exam guide, but i'm quite
> close, and then, onto the testing. Can anybody give me some pointers or
> something, things I should really study and pay huge attention to, trick
> questions, or any of that kinda jazz? Any help would be appreciated! =)
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> Chris
Make an effort to know all of the material.
That said, for the hardware test: Know basic cpu types, for instance slot
one versus slot a. Know the common IRQs and DMA and memory addresses. Know
the physical ports. Know your cables. Know about static damage and
protection. Know printer basics and troubleshooting.
For the OS section: Know the commonly used menus in all the OSes (9x NT and
2K). Know the control panel and its functions. Know the commonly used DOS
commands. Know the network basics.
When you take the test, read each question carefully and slowly, and make
sure you understand exactly what it is asking.
Read the official test objectives:
http://www.comptia.org/certification/A/objectives.asp
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Tony Sivori
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| > When you take the test, read each question carefully and slowly, and make
> sure you understand exactly what it is asking.
Good advice, they love to throw the word "not" into a
question to try and trick those who read too quickly.
Try to look for ways to do things that you are not used
to. They like to ask questions about keyboard
shortcuts that no one ever actually uses.
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Nick
A+, MCP
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| David Brignola 2003-07-09, 10:24 am |
| Always choose the correct answer with the least administrative effort.....
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| Adam Ross 2003-07-14, 7:23 pm |
| Hi Chris...
The best thing to do is to read and make sense of the stuff as you go,
and go rather slow. It took me almost 2 months before I was comfy taking the
hardware test, which i passed, first shot.
Read practice questions very slowly. It's not the answer thats tricky, but
the question itself and HOW its written. Finally, DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING.
Safety precautions are a biggie. In fact, a lot of the answers are based on
the very FIRST thing you do or think of before proceeding. This should help
you!
"chris" <p-rok@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:QHlOa.80336$x4o.15781@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> Hey I'm new here. heh.
>
> I haven't yet finished reading Mike Meyer's exam guide, but i'm quite
close,
> and then, onto the testing. Can anybody give me some pointers or
something,
> things I should really study and pay huge attention to, trick questions,
or
> any of that kinda jazz? Any help would be appreciated! =)
>
> Chris
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